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Pardon

2005 · 94 min

A tragicomic ride that balances absurd humor with the sobering weight of wrongful imprisonment and friendship under pressure.

Directed by
Mert Baykal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ferhan Şensoy, Rasim Öztekin, Ali Çatalbaş
Overview
Based on a true event, Pardon tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization. Ibrahim's fear of uniforms makes him runaway whenever he sees one. Because of this, police mistakes him with a terrorist and takes him and his friend Muzo into custody. Fooled by the police during the interrogation they name another friend, Aydin, in hope of saving themselves. As they all end up in prison, they remember the families and lovers they left behind.

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Directed by
Mert Baykal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ferhan Şensoy, Rasim Öztekin, Ali Çatalbaş
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • friendship
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Mert Baykal
Written by
Ferhan Şensoy
Starring
Ferhan Şensoy, Rasim Öztekin, Ali Çatalbaş, Bülent Kayabaş, Zeki Alasya, Erol Günaydın, Şahnaz Çakıralp, Levent Ünsal
Cinematography
Ulaş Zeybek
Runtime
94 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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